102 ATONEMENT FOR SIN UNDER THE LAW.

 

as an offering for his sins; but Abel brought of his flock
a slain lamb. God was pleased with Abel's offering, and
displeased with Cain’s. And why? Because Abel showed
by the death of the lamb that he ought to die for his sins,
and also showed his faith in the promised Lamb of God,
who was to die in his stead. But Cain’s offering, not
being one of blood, showed it was not offered in faith of
the promised Savior and so could not take away sin.

You see, children, Abel’s sins were now taken away
by faith in Jesus. Do you want God to be pleased with
you, as he was with Abel? Then come to Jesus, and have
your sins taken away in his blood.

That part which you see covered over has two rooms
in it. The first one is called the holy place, the other
the most holy. In the holy place the priest went
morning and evening to burn incense upon a very beauti-
ful and costly altar, while the people stood without in
prayer. Here, too, was a golden candlestick, in which
lights were kept constantly burning, which represented
the word of God as the light of the world.

In the most holy place there was an ark, or box, over-
laid with gold, where were kept the tables of stone on
which God had written the ten commandments. There
were two golden angels above the ark, and between these
God appeared in the cloud of glory. The high priest
went into this sacred place only once a year to seek for-
giveness of sin for all the people. We do not need these
offerings now, for Jesus has died once for all.